Published: Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

Last Modified: Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 4:45 p.m.

Ronnie Eidson stopped in the clubhouse at Lexington Golf Club for a hot dog in the middle of his round on a hot, humid Sunday afternoon and said he had just thrown the tournament away.

When it was over, Eidson had shot a 69 and still felt he had lost the tournament, that five bogeys did him in.

But he was wrong. He won.

Eidson’s 2-under-par 69 stood up as the low round of the day and he won the rain-shortened 27th annual Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur, becoming a three-time winner of the event.

“I made a lot of birdies but I honestly thought I made enough bogeys to lose,” Eidson said. “I really did. I could have easily shot a 64. But I really backed up quite a bit. I really should have scored better than a 69.”

John Kelly was second with a 70. Brad Helms, Kadar Karkare and Kyle Stockton finished in a three-way tied for third at 71. Chris Gooch, Daniel Timberlake and Deke Carrick were one shot further back at 72.

The tournament was reduced to 18 holes after a severe storm halted play on Saturday. Some golfers had finished their rounds but others had not, leading tournament director J.J. Fashimpaur to start things over on Sunday with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.

“We look forward all year to hosting this event,” Fashimpaur said. “We had beautiful weather leading up to it in the last few days. We worked to get the course as ready as possible and then it rains.”

With the possibility of more rain Sunday afternoon, Fashimpaur opted for the shotgun start, with groups starting off on each hole, to get the round done faster.

The end result was yet another win for the 60-year-old Eidson, who also won the Dugan Aycock in 2009 and 2010. He has also won four Rowan Amateur and three Rowan Masters championships.

“I love this course and I like the format,” Eidson said. “J.J. runs a great tournament. He’s one of the most fair pros I have ever seen. He doesn’t bend the rules for anybody.”

Justin Clement, the 2012 winner, turned pro and was ineligible to defend his title.

Eidson, who always runs near the top of the leader board, was one of the favorites and didn’t disappoint. Ironically, it was one his bogeys, on the par-3, 218-yard 11th hole that Eidson felt helped saved the day. He hit his tee shot into a drainage area and had a very poor lie.

“I swung as hard as I could to move the ball about five feet,” Eidson said. “I chipped it up and I was still in a terrible position. But I got it up and down and made a 15-footer for bogey. I should have made double bogey. I had another hole where I made bogey and should have made double bogey.

“I putted the ball extremely well today. I felt really good about that.”

Stevie Skipper, the 2011 winner, shot a 79.

Eddie Streetman won the senior tournament with a 70. Bill Baity and Steve Lambert tie for second at 71.

Jacob May won the first flight with a 75. John Beck, Josh Smith and Kevin Veach tied for first in the second flight at 80. There was a five-way for first in the third flight at 85 with Adam Warfford, Charlie Frye, Chris Dellinger, Mike Palmer and Richard Fields.

Mike Brown, Ed Hurley, Hal Gooch and Junior Benfield each shot 78 to tie for first in the senior division first flight.

Mike Duprez can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 218 or mike.duprez@the-dispatch.com.

<p>Ronnie Eidson stopped in the clubhouse at Lexington Golf Club for a hot dog in the middle of his round on a hot, humid Sunday afternoon and said he had just thrown the tournament away. </p><p>When it was over, Eidson had shot a 69 and still felt he had lost the tournament, that five bogeys did him in.</p><p>But he was wrong. He won.</p><p>Eidson's 2-under-par 69 stood up as the low round of the day and he won the rain-shortened 27th annual Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur, becoming a three-time winner of the event.</p><p>“I made a lot of birdies but I honestly thought I made enough bogeys to lose,” Eidson said. “I really did. I could have easily shot a 64. But I really backed up quite a bit. I really should have scored better than a 69.”</p><p>John Kelly was second with a 70. Brad Helms, Kadar Karkare and Kyle Stockton finished in a three-way tied for third at 71. Chris Gooch, Daniel Timberlake and Deke Carrick were one shot further back at 72.</p><p>The tournament was reduced to 18 holes after a severe storm halted play on Saturday. Some golfers had finished their rounds but others had not, leading tournament director J.J. Fashimpaur to start things over on Sunday with a shotgun start at 9:30 a.m.</p><p>“We look forward all year to hosting this event,” Fashimpaur said. “We had beautiful weather leading up to it in the last few days. We worked to get the course as ready as possible and then it rains.”</p><p>With the possibility of more rain Sunday afternoon, Fashimpaur opted for the shotgun start, with groups starting off on each hole, to get the round done faster.</p><p>The end result was yet another win for the 60-year-old Eidson, who also won the Dugan Aycock in 2009 and 2010. He has also won four Rowan Amateur and three Rowan Masters championships.</p><p>“I love this course and I like the format,” Eidson said. “J.J. runs a great tournament. He's one of the most fair pros I have ever seen. He doesn't bend the rules for anybody.”</p><p>Justin Clement, the 2012 winner, turned pro and was ineligible to defend his title.</p><p>Eidson, who always runs near the top of the leader board, was one of the favorites and didn't disappoint. Ironically, it was one his bogeys, on the par-3, 218-yard 11th hole that Eidson felt helped saved the day. He hit his tee shot into a drainage area and had a very poor lie.</p><p>“I swung as hard as I could to move the ball about five feet,” Eidson said. “I chipped it up and I was still in a terrible position. But I got it up and down and made a 15-footer for bogey. I should have made double bogey. I had another hole where I made bogey and should have made double bogey.</p><p>“I putted the ball extremely well today. I felt really good about that.”</p><p>Stevie Skipper, the 2011 winner, shot a 79.</p><p>Eddie Streetman won the senior tournament with a 70. Bill Baity and Steve Lambert tie for second at 71.</p><p>Jacob May won the first flight with a 75. John Beck, Josh Smith and Kevin Veach tied for first in the second flight at 80. There was a five-way for first in the third flight at 85 with Adam Warfford, Charlie Frye, Chris Dellinger, Mike Palmer and Richard Fields.</p><p>Mike Brown, Ed Hurley, Hal Gooch and Junior Benfield each shot 78 to tie for first in the senior division first flight.</p><p>Mike Duprez can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 218 or mike.duprez@the-dispatch.com.</p>